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Steven Sim

Malaysian politician

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Also known as Steven Sim Chee Keong

Born: May 13, 1982
Birthplace: Bukit Mertajam
Citizenship: Malaysia
Occupation: politician
Positions held: member of the Dewan Rakyat
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1.parlimen.gov.my/ahli-dewan.html?uweb=drRetrieved 2018-07-31
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, Minister of Entrepreneur Development (Malaysia)(since 2025)
, Minister of Human Resources(2023–2025)
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Education: Universiti Malaya
, Bukit Mertajam High School
Languages spoken, written or signed: Malay

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Steven Sim Chee Keong is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Minister of Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December 2025 as well as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bukit Mertajam since May 2013. He served as the Minister of Human Resources in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar under Prime Minister and Minister Anwar from December 2023 to December 2025 and the Deputy Minister of Finance II in the PH administration from December 2022 to December 2023 and the Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports in the PH administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and former Minister Syed Saddiq from July 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the PH coalition. He has served as the Deputy Secretary-General of DAP since March 2025 and State Chairman of DAP of Penang since September 2024. He also served as the National Organising Secretary of DAP from March 2022 to March 2025. He is presently the fourth youngest Cabinet minister in the Anwar Ibrahim cabinet, after Minister of Youth and Sports Mohammed Taufiq Johari, Minister of Economy Akmal Nasir and Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Arthur Joseph Kurup at the age of 44 years, 172 days.

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Member of political party: Democratic Action Party
Sex or gender: male
Given name: Steven
Zhiqiang
Family name: Shen
Social media followers: 35,133(February 11, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 24380001
26,645(January 27, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 24380001
19,849(June 15, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 24380001

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